Robotics Lessons from Termites

Justin Werfel, Wyss Institute Research Scientist, shared his story for The Story Collider in a live storytelling event with the theme ‘The Science I Never Expected’ in June 2013.

Justin Werfel received his PhD at MIT and did postdoctoral work at Harvard and the New England Complex Systems Institute. He works on topics including swarm robotics, evolutionary theory, DNA self-assembly, and cancer modeling, and recently published an invited book chapter about the ecology of Fraggle Rock. He’s a two-time MassMouth Big Mouth Off finalist and Audience Choice winner.